Hay and cotton press



(No Model.) I

. A. WIOKEY & A. A. 'GEHRT.

4 HAY AND COTTON PRESS. No. 247,974. Patented 0013.4, 1881;

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT ()FFIGE.

ANDREW YVIOKEY AND ALBERT A. GEHRT, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

HAY AND COTTON PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,974, dated October4, 1881.

Application filed February 26, 1881. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ANDREW VVICKEY andALBERT A. GEHRT, both citizens of the United States, residing at Quincy,in the I county of Adams and State of Illinois, have operated by a leveror sweep} which engages with a cogged segment, the said follower andpitman being provided with suitable springs for regulating theirmovements.

Our invention further consists in providing a bale-chamber with ascrew-adjusted top and a sliding pivoted reversible end provided withtie-tubes of a novel construction, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of thehorizontal press; Fig. 2, a plan view; Fig. 3, a side view of thetietube, and Fig. 4 a cross-section of the same.

The horizontal frame A is constructed with its bale-chamber a ofsomewhat larger diameter than that of the follower-chamber a, in

order'that the piston or follower may have ad-- vantage in pressing thematerial to-be baled from a smaller to a larger space, while theshoulders so formed will serve to hold the material, as the piston isrepeatedly withdrawn to admit new charges. The bale is thus built upgradually, and is consequently more compactly formed than where a largequantity of material is pressed by a single movement of the piston. Thismethod of pressing necessitates apeculiar mechanism for operating thefollower b,whioh consists in a pitman, B, terminating in a double-gearedrack-bar, b, which is operated by means ofa cogged segment, G, and an0scillating sweep, e. The said pitman, which is pivoted in a fecess inthe piston, is provided with a straight steel spring, b secured thereto,

and having one end planted in the follower, for

With a lug or pin, 0 for engaging with either end of the segment,communicates the desired motion. The end of the double-geared rack-bar'is placed in gear between the two centralcogs of the segment, so thatthe pitman will be in line with the follower, and the latterconsequently at the farthest end of its chamber. Then, as the segment isturned either to the right or the left and the end of the rack-barpasses the dead-center, a spiral spring, d, connecting the follower witha sleeve on the vertical shaft 0, causes the follower to spring backfrom the bale-chamber, giving a sudden and rapid movement to the segmentuntil its ends are in line with the press. The material to be pressed isthen placed in the bale-chamber at the top opening, and as the movementof the segment is reversed by the lever the piston or follower is forcedback into the chamber until the rack baragain passes thedead-center,when the tension of the spring again withdraws the follower,and the sudden movement of the segment is repeated in a reversedirection. In this manner the rack-bar passes alternately upon each sideof the vertical shaft 0, and a double action is given to the follower.

It will be seen that by this method of pressing a bale may be easilymade of any desired length.

To facilitate the removal of the completed bale from its chamber, weconstruct a pivoted reversible end piece, E, consisting of averticalrectangular post, e, journaled in the top and bottom of the press, and asliding horizontal G at its ends for fitting the bale-chamber, saidframe being held adjustablyto said post by density as well as the lengthof the bale may be regulated.

The heads G G, as well as the follower-head, are provided with suitablegrooves for receiving the longitudinally-bisected metal tie-tubes H,which are designed to project slightly from said heads to formcorresponding indentations in the surface of the bales, for receivingthe tiecords when the sections of the tubes drop ofl in consequence ofthe expansion of the bales after the pressure of the chamber isreleased. The said heads are also provided with spurs or claws h ontheir side edges for holding the bale, while the end piece, E, is turnedupon its pivot c, to eject the same through either one of the sidedoors, I. This object may be still more easily accomplished by releasingthe clamp-screw J and allowing the top of the chamber to yield andthereby loosen the bale.

It will be observed that the end piece, E, may be reversed by sliding itendwise after being turned about its pivot.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Aportable horizontal hay and cotton press having its bale-chamberlarger than its follower-chamber, and provided with a springat'tuatedfollower and double-geared rack-bar,

in combination with a cogged segment and oscillating sweep,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a press for hay, cotton, 800., a bale-chamber having side doorsand an adjustable top, in combinationjwith a sliding reversible endpiece having claws upon the lateral edges of its heads, substantially asshown and described, whereby the pressed bale may be more easily ejectedfrom its chamber, as set forth.

3. In a hay and cotton press, a bisected metal tie-tube provided withlugs for holding it in position, in combination with suitably-recessedbaling-heads, substantially as shown and de scribed, said tube beingarranged to divide and drop off from the cord, as set forth.

4. In a hay and cotton press, a cogged segment loosely mounted upon asleeved vertical shaft, in combination with an oscillating sweep and adouble-geared rack-bar, substantially as shown and described, the saidrack-bar being provided with a spring for holding it in gear, as setforth.

ANDREW WIGKEY. L. s.] ALBERT A. GEHRT. L. s.]

Witnesses:

H. F. DENNY, J. A. ALLEN.

